Source: Extra Practice
The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats are important mountain ranges that define the eastern and western edges of which major physical division of India?
Options
Option A
The Coastal Plains
Option B is correct
The Peninsular Plateau
Option C
The Northern Mountains
Option D
The Indian Desert
Explanation
The Peninsular Plateau is a tableland composed of old crystalline, igneous, and metamorphic rocks. It is bordered by the Western Ghats in the west and the Eastern Ghats in the east. The Coastal Plains lie between the Ghats and the actual coastlines. The Northern Mountains refer to the Himalayas, and the Indian Desert is in the western part of India, unrelated to the Ghats.